Numbers in the newsroom
Subtitle: using math and statistics in news
By: by Sarah Cohen ; editor, Len Bruzzese ; design, Wendy Gray.
Contributors: Bruzzese, Len.; Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc.
Series: The IRE beat book series ;; bk. 4
Publisher: Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc.
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Columbia, MO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 108
Subjects: Journalism -- Mathematics.
Table of contents: title: What's a number?; title: A newsroom math guide; title: Working with graphics; title: The standard stories; title: Surveys and polls - numbers as summaries and guesses; title: The 10 most wanted list: mistakes in the news from simple math to lapses in judgment; title: Lotteries, lightning strikes and longevity - a note on probabilities; title: Resources; title: Reading list.